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WE'RE DONE !!!!!!!

HA HA HA - Got ya!

No, we're not quite there yet. We only have about 100 picks to go & 4 days to get 'em done in. Still, I'd like to see us wrap this up before the weekend.

If you're going to be away you could toss a few extra guys on your list, send me some options for you when your select comes up or if nothing else at least post something here or on the forum letting us know why there is a delay in making a pick.

I got caught a couple times myself where my list was wiped out by the picks right in front of me. I thought I had things covered & you, yes, YOU!, you took my guy. Don't for one second think I'm gonna let that go either. Once the seasons starts you will be my personal Ned Beatty. Trust me, that little piggy didn't eat roast beef.

Sorry --- I'm better now.

And yes I know, most of us have jobs and families & I'll go as far to say some of us need a nap now & again.

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James,

I'm going to be away from the computer from 3 to 9 or so today.

I've got picks in my CL, but if they all get taken, feel free to pick for me so I don't hold things up. I know that time slot is prime time for everybody to check in and pick. I think I've got my center minutes covered, so best player availble works, with a bit more priority on guards.

Doug

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James,

I'll use my list to make my next pick, but the last two picks are consecutive and I will have specific needs with them: 1 G or GF, 1 FC or C or F who will probably pass a FC vote. If I leave up my list I would probably get two guys that are the same.

I'll dump my list after my next pick if I can, or if you see that my pick has been made, can you dump them for me and later make the last two picks for me?

You can guess who I'm interested in by the makeup of my 30-man contingency list up now.

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My draft sort of worries me. I was pretty much able to get who I wanted when I wanted to. The only player that was really "stolen" was when BC took Garcia.

I'm pretty happy with my first 7 picks but after that, not so much. I knew I was picking Battier above where he belonged but I wanted that G/F "anchor" who gets minutes. Cabarkapa's a bit of a dice roll - if he gets PT he'll put up big numbers. So I can live with that. Brunson is what he is, but he'll play and that's fine for the 12th rd. Pietrus might be my sleeper pick.

But what was I thinking when I picked Barbosa? Looks like he'll be Nash's backup but his numbers suck. I'm sure I had a reason but I can't remember just what that was.

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I rolled the dice on the health of Shaq and Webber.

Webber will never be the webber of old, but even last year before the trade he was putting up gaudy fantasy numbers, about 1.3 FPPM. The fit with Jim O'Brien was a disaster, obviously, in minutes and productivity. That is over now. If he gives me 75 games and 30 minutes per at 1.1 FPPM, that's a good mid-to-late second round pick. If he gives me 40 games I have to rely on my swingmen for F minutes and fall back to bench Gs like House and Maurice Williams, solid FPPM guys whose playing time could be erratic.

The most troubling thing about Shaq is the history of taking the last week off if their playoff position is settled. But hey, if that means losing in the finals, I'll take it. I want to get there!

The Magliore trade hurts me in Joe Smith's minutes, but it might help me in P.J. Brown's minutes and rebounding.

I think Eddie Griffin becomes a fantasy monster and Ben Gordon became a top-level fantasy guard. Dunleavy and Gerald Wallace seem to be more the focus of their teams' offenses as well.

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When I saw "abdominal injury" I stayed away from Grant even though he was by far the best available at one point. I literally had him on my contingency list, and then read more about his injury and dropped him just in time.

I lost Bobby Jackson to an abdominal strain for what seemed like half a season last year.

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When I saw "abdominal injury" I stayed away from Grant even though he was by far the best available at one point. I literally had him on my contingency list, and then read more about his injury and dropped him just in time.

I lost Bobby Jackson to an abdominal strain for what seemed like half a season last year.

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This is actually my third year doing this. Last year I did okay, getting to the second round of the playoffs. First year I didn't even make the playoffs, thanks to injuries to Arenas AND Wade. Man, my backcourt was atrocious for a while.

Skip Bayless:

"Derek Fisher will prove to be a much better NBA head coach than Steve Kerr."

"The Houston Texans will forever regret it if they do not take Johnny Manziel with the No. 1 overall pick. He will haunt them."